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  • Animal Science
    1202B Meyer Hall
    Davis, CA 95616
    Tel: (530) 752-2382
    Fax: (530) 752-4359
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Contact Graduate Studies

  • 250 Mrak Hall
    One Shields Avenue
    Davis, CA 95616

    Phone: (530) 752-0650
    Fax: (530) 752-6222
Animal Biology

Application Deadline

  • ADMISSION
  • Priority: Jan. 15
  • Final: May 31

  • FELLOWSHIP
  • Prospective Student Fellowship: Jan. 15
  • Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan. 15

Degrees Offered

  • M.S. Plan I
  • M.S. Plan II
  • Ph.D. Plan B

Designated Emphases

Admission Requirements

  • Three letters of recommendation
  • GRE scores

Degree Requirements

Students follow the degree requirements reflecting the year s/he was admitted or the most recent version below.

Administrative Bylaws

The program emphasizes basic and applied research related to animal biology and animal agriculture. Opportunities exist for an interdisciplinary focus built on a foundational understanding of integrated animal biology. The Ph.D. program prepares students for positions in academia, government and industry. Students receiving the master's degree are employed by biotechnology and allied agricultural industries and in research programs.

This program is an interdisciplinary Graduate Group.

For more information, visit the Animal Biology Web site.

Contacts

Program Chair
Trish J Berger Animal Science (530) 752-1267
Academic Advisers
Trish J Berger Animal Science 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-1267
Silas S Hung Animal Science 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-3580
Elizabeth Maga Animal Science 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-5930
Kathryn Radke Animal Science 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-9025
Graduate Program Staff Coordinator
Alisha L Nork Animal Science (530) 752-2382
Student Affairs Officer (SAO) in the Office of Graduate Studies
Angela Sharma Office of Graduate Studies (530) 752-2772